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Pre-wedding Welcome gathering

Lindseyb, on July 13, 2021 at 5:41 PM Posted in Parties and Events 0 5

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Hi gals! I am trying to figure out how to invite guests to a midday welcome gathering AND what to DO. Our wedding is on a Sunday so our rehearsal is Saturday at 11AM (there’s a wedding that day) and our RD is at 5pm for 30 people. My idea is to invite guests to meet up with us from 12-3 somewhere near the venue /where people are staying. Problem is, one of our hotels we have a block at will only let me do a hosted party with a $$ minimum and I was really hoping to avoid that. There aren’t very many wide open space bars or restaurants nearby so I’m stumped. I was hoping we could tell people to just meet us by the pool bar - but with covid, that’s STILL not an option at this hotel. Any thoughts?? And if you figure out a plan, how do we tell people?! Also, is a midday event ok? Causal, come say hi and go about your day, type of thing. We don’t want people to feel obligated to hang with us all weekend but we also don’t want to limit our interaction with them to the wedding only. Thanks!!!!

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Ariel · on July 13, 2021 at 7:05 PM
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If there is a park nearby you could tell people to step by for a byob picnic. If you’re not hosting a formal event I’d tell people by word of mouth.
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Lauren · on July 14, 2021 at 7:55 AM
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Are you doing hotel welcome bags? You can put your schedule for the weekend in/on the bag. I have a tag that says welcome and the schedule for the weekend including times shuttles will be offered to the venue.
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Cool · on July 14, 2021 at 9:50 AM
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I don’t think you need to plan anything for that time. People will want to relax and get ready for the dinner and it could be a lot for those participating in the morning rehearsal.
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Lynnie · on July 14, 2021 at 5:10 PM
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When you pick a spot I'd put that information on your wedding website and also include a print-out if you do hotel welcome bags!!
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Dayna · on July 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM
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We are in the exact same boat. We want a chance to say hi to out of town guests since we know there just won't be time for everyone during the actual wedding. Our rehearsal is at 10:30 am with a brunch after so we have the rest of the day open. Anywhere with reserved space requires a minimum like you mentioned. I think we are just going to do a word-of-mouth type of thing and let people know we will be at the hotel bar from 6-8 pm or something. It sounds like you had the same idea with the pool bar, but that's not working with covid. Maybe you will get lucky and by September they will open it up? Otherwise, Ariel's idea of a park might work. If you are going by word-of-mouth, you can wait it out a little longer and see what opens up.
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